Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

effective gun control can be enforced by implementing stricter requirements for the gun certification process. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, which went into effect in 1994, made background checks a requirement for gun purchases from licensed dealers. The law was named after James Brady, who was shot during an attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981. The Brady Bill, however, is not thorough enough. Known as the "gun show loophole," most states “do not require background

guns, rifles, firearm, etc. through passing law that required checking of criminal record background before purchasing a gun to be registered and many other methods. Many people in American have strong feeling about gun control. The victims of gun violence are high in numbers in the United States of America compared with other countries. Every year, Americans have to bear the massive tragedies of shootings like those that happened in the movie theatre in Colorado and in an elementary school in Connecticut

murders and violent crimes than any other state. New York which is also exempt due to a licensing law has the second greatest number of murders and other violent crimes.10 Since the bill was enacted, only 22 states are subject to the 5 day wait. The Brady bill serves to be irrelevant in most violent crimes anyway. Seven out of ten violent crimes are not committed with firearms. 90% of rapes, 59% of robberies, and 76% of assaults are committed with knives, clubs, feet, or a person 's fists. According

In states with expanded background checks 39% fewer police officers were murdered with handguns, and 38% fewer women were murdered by their partners. The Need for Gun Legislation In the 1990’s a pattern of gun violence was becoming more apparent. Mass shootings in public areas were slowly becoming regular events, not just the infrequent phenomena of the 1976 shooting at California State University, or

rather than regulations on guns. Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Gun Control: Tragedies Throughout the years since guns have existed in the United States, there have been many mass killings. However, throughout recent years, gun violence has become much more prevalent in school settings. Three of the most well known massacres occurred in Colorado, Virginia, and Connecticut. These three horrific events have become synonymous with the word gun control. On April 20th of the year

Guns In The United States In today’s society of political turmoil, violence, and economic tragedies, many gun control advocates are pushing for more gun regulations from the government. Guns have been a part of America’s way of life for centuries. However, it was not until the 20th century that the government enacted it’s first gun control act. The National Firearms Act was enacted in 1934, as stated in “Firearm Laws, Regulations, and Ordinances,” edited by Sandra Alters, in response to the

have been many mass shootings even at an elementary school. One of the deadliest massacre happened at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut. Twenty-six children and six adults are killed on December 14, 2012. Due to all the gun violence President Obama felt a need to update and expand background checks for gun control. He issued the new executive actions on January 5, 2016. Many individuals feel gun control is a necessity, whereas others feel it is problematic. One may argue the

possible commit heinous acts. The addition of strict gun control laws can reduce deaths and crimes rates by firearms drastically, as gun ownership decreases and new regulation can prevent horrific accidents from happening. Canada serves as a perfect representation of the benefit of strict gun control laws and how they help improve crime and death due to firearms in America. Canada has two main laws concerning firearms, the Firearms Acts and the Criminal Codes. The Firearms Acts pertain to the right

Gun control is a controversy topic, politically and socially. Guns are not for everyone, especially for the ones that are not responsible to maintain one. There are some individuals that cannot handle a firearm safely, like irresponsible people, then there are some individuals who choose to use firearms to commit crimes. Our legislative has passed many laws regulating the ownership and use of firearms, and even more legislation is being considered. Some restrictions may be needed for firearms, to

“The boundaries of the Second Amendment do not coincide with the boundaries of gun control” (Blocher and Miller, 2016, p.296). Guns and the idea of gun control have been a high valued topic, between the Federal Government and state governments since the beginning of the 20th century. How strictly guns should be regulated is a common topic between the Federal Government and state governments, especially with the increase in mass shootings over the years. Although there are regulations set by the